The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-20
TH 8 PIEDMONT SECTION.


A Enersack of Happenings Gathered
F-SLa Various Sections in Piedmont
North arolina.
Greensboro has a colored military CON-
pany.
An order of the K. of L. was organized at
| Mt. Airy last week.
| Reidsville has new military company,
called the Reidsville Grays.
Passenger trains will commence running
| 10 Pilot Mountain this week.
A second Presbyterian church has been
organized in Greensboro.
During the year just closed Reiasviils
sold 4, SIS, 1872 pounds Of leaf tobacco
The farmere of Davidson county have or
ganize3 very promising Farmers Club.
Greensboro now mourns in darkne.e,-all
her elestrie liEhss are shat off except one.
The Iyssss says the recent term Of court
was the dullest ever held in Davie county.
1t is estimated that $1,000 gallons Of sor.
ghun will be made in Davis county this
fall.
Stokes county will be one hundred years
old in 1888, and proposes to celebrate the
fact
There are no liscensed whiskey dealers in
Davidson, Montgomery, Randolph and
AlaHance counties.
More than one hundred dollars will be
awarded by the New Garden fair this year
for premiums ON various articles.
The Presidential train win pass
through Greensboro at O'Clock, Tomorrow
friday evening. It will not stop.
Mr.. Edgar Gilmer, = Trustworthy young
man Of Mt. Airy, ha. received the appeiat-
nent OF Postal Clerk between GreensbUre
and Dalte..
Mr.. Wade Hicks, of Seeke. county, had
the misfortune to lose barn of tobscss BY
FIRE last week. An unfortunate dog was al
SO consumed in the flames.
Mr.. Burr Higgins, aged eighty two years,
died at the Fisher Hill Gold Mine, in Gull
ford county, on the Sth Inst. He had been
in former years an extensive miner.
Madison n, in Rockingham county, is On a
veritable boom. The Railroad L.. coming
there, and she will soon have y new covered
bridge completed across Dan River.
1t is said that twelve acres Of land lying
on the suburbs Of Greensboro, have been
purchased by several men, who will begin
shortly the erection of cotton factory.
The Danbury Reporter thinks ii very
hard to tell hog cholera from the effects Of
an overdose of aeorns, and thinks the acerns
are killing more hogs in the mountains than
cholera.
Greensboro is iubilans ore &c prsaAnk
extension of the Norfolk & Western AAlt.
road to the c. F. & 7. ", and also tAs sx-
tension of the C. F. & Y. V. Railroad frsn
Fayetteville to Wilmington.
Mrs. Phoebe Ress has donated 10 the
Guilford Battle Ground Association a pl,t
OF ground on which stands the persimmon
tree under which Lord CORVALLIS was when
the horse he was riding Was shot and killed
The family of Mr.. F. R. Penn, of Reids-
vile, held family reunion enc day the
past week. the gathering Of which consisted
of three generations. who gathered around
the fireside to exchange greetings and relate
experiences.
Rev. s. f. Conrad, assisted by Rev. &c.
E. Grower, of Aocksville, is conducting a
very successful revival meeting at Red
Bank Church. Mr.. Conrad recently hap
tized Fl persons at Mt. Tabor and Ave at
Macedonia.
The school teachers of Davie county net
at Hocksvills on the Sth inst, to organ ize
Teachers Council for the county. After
election of officers, etc., it wsa decided 10
hold the next session of the Council at the
same place on Nov. 18th, 1887.
Mr.. J. T. Patrick, State Immigration
Agent, and Mr.. Peter N. Wilson, of the G.
f. Y. v. R. R. are preparing hand book
giving full sketch of the towns along the
line of the above road. illustrations Of
buildings, scenery, etc. will adorn the pam
phlet.
The Salisbury Truth says: "CApt. Ram.
say left here yesterday morning fully equip
ped with necessary force to survey the Ysd-
kin. He will begin at the railroad bridge
and 90 down. We can almost hear the
whistle of the steamers Running on that
grand old river now"
1t il ruu,ore1 that the Richmond L Dam
vile Co. are thinking of building xnbther
track from Danville to Charlotte, making q
double track. The heavy traffic over this
line at present renders it extrsmsiy difficult
to handle the numerous trains now required
with satisfactory dispatch.
The Danbury Reporter says that Mr..
hcRae,who is mining fer silver south Of the
mountain few miles west from Danbury,
was in town last week and says that he has
gone down fifty feet on one vein, which i
two feet wide, and that soaa of the ore, -
tested by Washington City Chemist, -
says fifty two per cent. silver.
The North Carolina Tile aud Brick Com
pany. which was, formed at Pomona, Gull.
ford county about year ago. for the par.
pose of manufacturing tiliags pipinss and
FIRE proof brick snI tsrrsostta a,ss from q
kaoline clay deposit about four miles west
of Greensboro has met with saccsss, and to.
day ti,ey are unable TO fill their orders.
mare and Remarkable.